The Schwalbe Marathon Tire incorporates light-reflecting sidewalls for better visibility and also utilize a Kevlar-MB-Belt for high puncture resistance!
- Marathon Silica compound for easy rolling and longer life
- Reflex sidewalls incorporate light-reflecting bands
- Marathon and Marathon Slick feature Kevlar-MB belt puncture protection using a combination of natural rubber and Kevlar fibers
- Marathon Plus features New Smartguard puncture protection to resist thorns, shards, and even thumbtacks
- Dual Compound Technology with Race Guard puncture protection (india rubber and nylon fabric)
- Dual Compound Technology with Race Guard puncture protection (india rubber and nylon fabric)
- Built-in suspension which absorbs over 36% of vibrations at the handlebar
- Kevlar-MB belt puncture protection using a combination of natural rubber and Kevlar fibers
- Tire Use: Road
- Tire Type: Clincher
- Tire Diameter: 26"
- ISO Width: 44 mm
- ISO Diameter: 559
- Tire Bead: Steel
- Color Tread/Side: Black/Black
- PSI: 45 - 70 PSI
- Weight: 980.0 g
A bomb shelter for your tube.
This is the best tire I have had on my bicycle since the IRC Metro/Kevlar. I commute daily and have never been late because of a flat tire. These tires deliver a fast, smooth and worry free ride. I inspected the rear tire just this week and noticed multiple cuts some were deep enough to expose the blue core of the tire when folding tire to maximize the cut. Yet mounted and max air pressure did not expose same cuts to their extreme. I am still using the tire.
Pros: can carry a higher psi, excellent flat protection, fast tire, smooth ride
Cons: heavy, could interfere with fenders, noisy, expensive
Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes
Reviewed on: May 15, 2011
Reviewed by: Erd the Nerd, Homestead, FL
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